CVE-2026-28992 Race condition in iOS and iPadOS
An attacker can cause unexpected app termination in Apple operating systems due to a race condition, requiring a security patch.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-28992?
CVE-2026-28992 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 11 May 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A memory corruption vulnerability was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. An attacker may be able to cause unexpected app termination.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-28992?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos, Apple Tvos, Apple Visionos, Apple Watchos.
How do I fix CVE-2026-28992?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-28992 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-28992 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-28992 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 2 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Ipados
- CVE-2025-43300 Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24201 Apple Multiple Products WebKit Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24085 Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free
- CVE-2025-31200 Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption
- CVE-2025-31201 Apple Multiple Products Arbitrary Read and Write
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f933-7fg4-gxqr.